Mr. Speaker, when it comes to determining who the beneficiary for a pension should be, I think it is important to allow every individual to determine who their beneficiaries are, whether they are their children, their parents, their partner, their wife, their husband, their son or their daughter.
The Liberal motives for, as the hon. member says, ignoring a supreme court decision I would have to leave to the Liberals to answer.
Providing benefits for same sex partners is an important step. The government should do it straight out in the open and not try to sneak it through any back door because we have an obligation not to discriminate against anyone.